dorian could slam port cities such as charleston, south carolina, bracing for near record storm surge. let's start with what dorian has done. cnn got a look at the utter destruction at a key airport in the bahamas. >> reporter: we are on the runway at the freeport airport. it has been inaccessible for days. there was a river between the rest of the city and this airport. it was completely under water. it looked like the waves were crashing -- waves were crashing against this airport. look how destroyed it is right now. just about every side eight feet to ten feet up has been leveled, ripped in, torn in. look at it now. i don't recognize this. there's not a wall standing. you think about the need this island has right now for a functioning airport to get